§ Mr. Tony Banksasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much his Department has spent on advertising in national and local newspapers, on television and in other printed journals in each of the past five years; and what is budgeted in the current financial year for such advertising.
§ Mr. ButlerThe information as requested is not available except at disproportionate cost. However, total figures for all forms of advertising for the Northern Ireland Office and Northern Ireland Departments are as follows:
£ 1979–80 1,637,383 1980–81 1,061,925 1981–82 1,683,112 1982–83 1,550,352 1983–84 2,456,412 The budget for the current financial year is £2,521,200.